Influence of Low Loadings of Cellulose Nanocrystals on the Simultaneously Enhanced Crystallization Rate, Mechanical Property, and Hydrophilicity of Biobased Poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate).

ABSTRACT: In this research, fully biobased composites consisting of poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PBF) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were successfully prepared through a common solution and casting method. The influence of CNC on the crystallization behavior, mechanical property, and hydrophilicity of PBF was systematically investigated. Under different crystallization processes, the crystallization of PBF was obviously promoted by CNC as a biobased nucleating agent. The Ozawa equation was not suitable to fit the nonisothermal melt crystallization kinetics of PBF and PBF/CNC composites. The nucleation activity of CNC was quantitatively calculated by the Dobreva method; moreover, the nucleation efficiency of CNC was further evaluated through the self-nucleation procedure. The isothermal m

SUBMITTER: Pan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11768259 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature